An Iowa court won’t enter a temporary injunction or TRO until you post security.
The bond protects the party you’re enjoining if the injunction was wrongfully sued out.
The court fixes the amount it considers proper — and we underwrite it.
A surety specialist reviews your file and returns a quote, usually within one business day.
















A court that grants a temporary injunction or TRO usually sets the security at the same time and gives you days to post it. Here is the whole process:
Apply online with the order setting the security, the parties, and the amount the court fixed. If the order isn’t entered yet, send the petition and the amount you expect.
A specialist reviews the order, your financials, and any collateral, then returns a quote. The amount is fixed by the court — underwriting decides approval and any collateral, not the penal sum.
Once you bind, we issue the executed bond on the court’s required form with the power of attorney attached, ready to file so the order can take effect.
A temporary injunction or TRO freezes the other side before the case is decided. If that injunction later proves to have been wrongfully sued out, the enjoined party has been harmed — so Iowa requires the moving party to put up security first.
The injunction bond guarantees the enjoined party’s damages get paid if the injunction is dissolved or shown to have been wrongfully obtained. The court fixes the amount it considers proper for that risk, in its discretion.
Because the surety stands behind that amount, a large penal sum can require collateral and financials. We size and underwrite the bond to whatever the court orders, and tell you what your file needs before you apply.
These are the actual underwriting fields — the order setting the security, the parties, your business, and your financials. Submit once and a surety specialist returns a quote, typically within one business day. Free until your bond is issued.
Start the application →If yours isn't here, the bond team can usually answer within the hour.
Send us the order and a surety specialist sizes, underwrites, and quotes the bond — typically within one business day. Free until your bond is issued.